Council tax budget summary 2025/2026

View the council's budgets, income and expenses from 2025 to 2026.

Budget summary 2024/25 (£'000) 2025/26 (£'000) Difference (%) Per band D property (£)
Net budget 20,918 21,840    
Less income        
Business rates (5,623) (6,035)    
New homes bonus (998) (1,434)    
Government revenue support grant (inc. S31 and transition grant) (1,499) (770)    
Total 12,798 13,601    
Plus (or less)        
Collection fund deficit (or surplus) 0 0    
Expenditure to be met by council tax payers 12,799 13,601    
Divided by equivalent number of Band D properties 53,348 55,054    
Canterbury tax level (Band D) 239.91 247.05 2.98% 7.14
Add        
Kent County Council precept 1,611 1,691 4.99% 80.37
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent's precept 256 270 5.47% 14.00
Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue authority precept 90 95 5.51% 4.95
Council tax level (Band D) 2,197 2,303 4.85% 106.46

Our total outstanding borrowings from external organisations on 31 March 2025 (known as loan liabilities) were estimated at £183m.